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Black Her Stories reshapes Black history through the inspiring stories of women you may never have heard of. Through nourishing conversations with leading writers, artists, and entertainers, we explore what is possible when creativity meets history - when we tap into our creative power to unlock our purpose. If you need to reconnect with your creative courage, then this show is for you.
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An X Files rewatch podcast with Edwin Davies and Michaela Livingstone-Banks. Watch along as we delve into the dark heart of the American psyche via a TV show from the 90s. We’ll look at history, science, and maybe a bit of our own nostalgia. Whether this is your first time watching, or your tenth time watching, grab your flashlight, trust no one and strap in for the ride.
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Journalist Angie Fiedler Sutton covers fandom culture and geek media, interviewing people about why people do what they do and how they got where they are. Be prepared: Contents May Vary. (Formerly "G33K Out with Angie Fiedler Sutton.")
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Homesickness, impressive strength and sci-fi's obsession with things popping out of peoples' bodies are all part of this week's discussion.โดย The File Room Pod
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We discuss this beautiful, emotional episode, plus the artistic merits of obsolete video technology. Edit: The original version of this episode was missing the synopsis, please re-download for the updated file!โดย The File Room Pod
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Celebrating Grandmothers and the Cultural Roots of Collard Greens
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Dive into the rich heritage of collard greens and explore the connection between food, family, and tradition. Join Michaela Ayers as she hosts a storytelling booth at Detroit’s 2nd Annual Collard Green Cook-Off, capturing the culinary memories of the community. From the preparation techniques passed down through generations to the evolving practice…
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What can go wrong when you have sexy vampires on a religious rampage across Los Angeles?โดย The File Room Pod
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What podcast about the X Files being recorded in July 2024 would be complete without a bit of football chat? Ed declares his love for Nick Cave (not for the first time), Michaela's house move is in sight, PLUS we big up David Duchovny's performance, and note that all the important men are in the room.…
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We discuss an incredibly intense and consequentlial episode.โดย The File Room Pod
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Michaela goes method, politics happens, and we meet Krycek.โดย The File Room Pod
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Prioritizing Creativity and Community Voices with Sidewalk Detroit
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Tune into this bonus episode to meet the team at Sidewalk Detroit and get an exclusive behind-the-scenes listen of in the last chapter of artist Halima Afi Cassells’s eco-art residency. Get up close and personal with the visionary leaders who are pioneering a creative approach to city building, climate resilience, and community care. Together, we d…
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Ed and Michaela discuss their childhood fears, confess to pranks of yesteryear that they regret and how this episode still feels relevant in our current age of paranoia and fears of misinformation.โดย The File Room Pod
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Darin Morgan makes his X Files debut in one of the most disgusting episodes ever created for TV.โดย The File Room Pod
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We’re back! The X Files reintroduces itself for the season opener, with a dishevelled Mulder, a few palm trees and a cameo for SETI. We share our love for the Arecibo Observatory.โดย The File Room Pod
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We've been tracking our ratings in a spreadsheet so you don't have to. We reflect on how season 1 has met our expectation in this special bonus episode.โดย The File Room Pod
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Honoring Water and Reimagining Waste with Halima Afi Cassells
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Tumble down the rabbit hole with Halima Afi Cassells as we dive into the world of eco-art and sustainability. Discover ways to care for Mother Earth, reimagine our relationship with waste, and explore the often unseen impact of microplastics. In this episode, we take you inside an Eco-Art workshop hosted by Sidewalk Detroit, where Halima and commun…
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Episode 63: Writing is a 'Mystery' for Author Jeri Westerson
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Los Angeles native Jeri Westerson writes a Tudor series, the King’s Fool Mysteries, and a Sherlockian pastiche called An Irregular Detective Mystery. She wrote fifteen Crispin Guest Medieval Noir Mysteries, a multi-nominated series. She also wrote several paranormal series and standalone historicals. She has served as president of the SoCal chapter…
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24 - Erlenmeyer Flask
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Ed makes a pitch for why you should watch a 7 hour film, and we discuss the final episode of the season featuring a healthy dose of paranoia and naked people in tanks.โดย The File Room Pod
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What do My Little Pony, Dragonball Z and this episode of the X files have in common? Listen in to find out, plus our discussion of the rise of origami, why familiar is fine sometimes, plus pagan rituals and politics.โดย The File Room Pod
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Before we get to the return of our favourite stretchy serial killer and how we feel for poor Dr Monty, we catch up on the festival of silly names and Ed starred in an observational documentary.โดย The File Room Pod
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Watering Possibilities and Reimagining Waste with Halima Afi Cassells
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Take a walk with me and Halima Afi Cassells through her garden. Listen as we chat about her artistic journey, sustainability practices, and the Black women in her life that inspire her. An award-winning, interdisciplinary, community-engaged artist, and mother of three, Halima is an avid gardener whose roots are deeply woven into the soil of Detroit…
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Episode 62: 2024 Writers and Illustrators of the Future Awards
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On April 25, 2024, the Taglyan Complex in Hollywood, California, was the home of the 40th Writers of the Future Awards and 35th Illustrators of the Future Awards. I wrote up the event for The Geekiary, but there were some interviews that didn't quite make the final cut. So, consider this a 'behind the scenes' extra for the Awards.…
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We discuss how to accidentally make an environmental message, why rain sucks, and Ed shares his love of hanging around with horses.โดย The File Room Pod
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This week we dig into Native American lore, why Mulder was uncharacteristically slow off the mark, and why it only takes one Gatorade to scupper credit card fraud.โดย The File Room Pod
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Michaela was buzzed to hear what Ed had to say about Mulder and Scully’s investigation into a faith healer. And why Jesus is Japan’s Thor.โดย The File Room Pod
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Michaela breaks the weather, Scully stalks a lorry, and Deep Throat educates Mulder about sharks. Oh yeah and big love for the world's favourite conspiracy theorist squad. Plus extra movie club chat (spoiler alert for The Favourite and Poor Things).โดย The File Room Pod
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Existential crises, the salamander hand and the unfolding curse that is being one of Mulder’s past colleagues. If this one sounds like Michaela didn’t realise she was recording this via her laptop’s mic, that’s because that is the case.โดย The File Room Pod
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Episode: 61: Academic J. Caroline Troy Takes a Fan Pilgrimage
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J. Caroline Toy (she/her) is Learning Experience Manager in the Center for Learning & Teaching at Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont, and Adjunct Professor in the College's humanities Core. Her research and teaching focus on religion, popular media, and fan cultures, specializing in how fans use types of ritual and narrative practices that ar…
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Freaky Friday Frankenstein cop drama, with a terrible tattoo.โดย The File Room Pod
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Our experiences of finding magazines in bushes might differ from Brother Martin's...โดย The File Room Pod
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The perfect episode of the X Files? And the perfect day of cleaning loos.โดย The File Room Pod
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Imagining Radical Play with Gwendolyn Wallace
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Tune in to hear an interview with Gwendolyn Wallace. Together we dive into nuances of navigating strong emotions, the insightful moment that motivated her to write the book, and how Wallace’s early childhood experience informed the Light that She Feels Inside. 👀 Wanna see pictures of our in-person event at the Bronx Children’s Museum? Take a peek a…
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We learn all sorts of things in this episode, like not to play with fire, smokers are jokers, Mulder has a totally rational fear of fire, and Ed's mum was a raver.โดย The File Room Pod
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Big ideas, little sips, psychotic eight year olds and a deep government conspiracy.โดย The File Room Pod
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Episode 60: Costumer and Propmaker Andrea Davis
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This episode's guest is Andrea Davis. Her background is in the film & television industry where she's worked on both television series & movies, from creating/designing costumes & specialty wardrobe, building sets & displays and making props. Additionally, she has crafted numerous costumes, accessories, props and set pieces for commission work. She…
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Top secret lies, Taylor Swift conspiracies, hovering meteorites, dancers in body socks... If you're not listening for that then, we can't help you.โดย The File Room Pod
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Was it ghosts? Was it aliens? We welcome a very special guest onto the show to give their verdict.โดย The File Room Pod
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Expressing Emotions with Nina Simone and Gwendolyn Wallace Act One
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In this episode, we dip our baby toes into a conversation with Gwendolyn Wallace. Gwendolyn Wallace is a New York City-based researcher, storyteller, and children’s literature author. Her work for both children and adults centers Afrodiasporic voices to explore the unfolding relationship between the spatial logics of colonialism and our body-minds.…
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This week we delve into how to cook up a perfect recipe for tension and put Mulder and Scully's relationship under the magnifying glass. Then of course there's the poop jar incident.โดย The File Room Pod
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Learning Leadership from Grandma with Jahmad Canley
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In this episode, we explore the lessons of leadership Jahmad Canley. Jahmad is a husband, father, community member, and the president of Potential Unleashed, business coaching company specializing in providing solutions to companies, teams, and individuals of every description through improved performance and increased human effectiveness. Together…
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7 - Ghost in the Machine
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A time capsule look at 90s tech, we discuss the finer points of a building's dull personality and how to turn a lunchbox into a laptop.โดย The File Room Pod
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Episode 59: VFX Artist Michaela Weissburg
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This episode's guest is Michaela Weissburg, an LA native. Mickie and I worked briefly together at a media organization in the YouTube space. After working in the field for 6 years, Michaela’s experience in VFX production management has given her depth as well as breadth of knowledge. From zombies, to vampires, to aliens, to dragons, there has been …
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Thinking Creatively about Spaces with Donna Carter Act Two
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In this episode, we explore the possibilities of the Black imagination with architect Donna Carter. A Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, Donna D. Carter is the President of Carter Design Associates, an architectural, planning, and restoration firm in Austin, Texas. Her practice is focused on projects that combine revitalization, histor…
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From Lauren's protective ghost boss to Michaela's spooky experience with a prudish ghost, and how all it takes is 1.4 megabytes to bring down a corporate conspiracy to support terrorists.โดย The File Room Pod
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Womanhood, evolution, the breakdown of society. We attempt to say some things about what the episode was attempting to say things about. And Mulder draws some knockers on Big Foot.โดย The File Room Pod
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Reimagining Black History with Donna Carter
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In this episode, we explore the possibilities of the Black imagination with architect Donna Carter. A Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, Donna D. Carter is the President of Carter Design Associates, an architectural, planning, and restoration firm in Austin, Texas. Her practice is focused on projects that combine revitalization, histor…
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Hello, and Happy Black History Month! In this mini-episode, BHS creator and host, Michaela Ayers, invites you to cozy up on the couch for a friendly catch up. This year Black Her Stories celebrates her 5th birthday so now is the perfect time to reflect on where we’ve been and share what is coming next in season three. ◉ Substack: https://blackherst…
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Do we really need to talk about Kevin? Ed and Michaela debate whether the writers even wanted you to believe there were aliens.โดย The File Room Pod
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We're already at an absolutely iconic episode with stretchy serial killer, Tooms. Ed and Michaela go head to head with childhood playtime brags.โดย The File Room Pod
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Excavating Origin Stories with Michaela Ayers
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In this episode, we stroll into a conversation with the artist formerly known as Michaela Ayers. With a BFA in Art History from the University of Kansas and a studio practice of collage, ceramics, and fiber arts, multi-disciplinary artist Mickey D is ready to be seen. Facilitated by BHS co-producer Jassmine Parks, this interview dives into Mickey's…
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We're back and so are the government conspiracies. Or is it just Jerry from HR?โดย The File Room Pod
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